GONE TOO SOON, YET NEVER FORGOTTEN

In remembering those who leave us early, we are reminded to live fully, love deeply, and cherish every fleeting moment

- BY MICHAEL GUZDER | Special to Gulf News

We hear it ever so often: gone too soon. And yet, each time it happens, it stops us cold. Death is the great leveller — it does not care for age, promise, or achievement. A few days ago, I was stunned to hear that a former pupil I had known well had passed away, a loss so sudden it seemed impossible to grasp.

He was young, bright, full of life — a true sportsman, always laughing, always moving, always shining. Just days ago, I had asked about him, even glimpsed a recent photograph, and now he is gone, leaving an absence that hums quietly in the spaces he once filled.

Recently, a promising young Australian cricketer was tragically struck and died — a stark, shocking reminder that life is fragile, and its rhythm can falter without warning.